This Weeks Junior and College Rankings, 11/9

The Drummondville Voltigeurs remain in the top spot as the first time this season, the Voltigeurs have been able to keep the top spot for back to back weeks as the Voltiguers are at 18-3-1 record. At #2, the Windsor Spitfires have jumped up 2 spots from #4 to #2. For the WHL, the Tri-City Americans are the top ranked WHL Team at #3 with a 15-3-0 record as they in a battle with Vancouver and Portland for the top spot for the Western Conference.

After a couple of weeks of skecptimism, the St. John Seadogs are starting to win over the voters as they are up to #4 as the Seadogs are starting to run away with the Atlantic Division. This weeks big faller is the Kitchener Rangers as the team fell 3 spots to #5 while the Calgary Hitmen dropped 4 spots to #7. We have 2 new teams as the Mississauga St. Michaels Majors are back in the rankings at #9 while the Victoriaville Tigers are up to #10.

For the Honorable Mentions, the Quebec City Ramparts as the Ramparts are taking advantage of a weak East Division while the London Knights are the last team to make it in the rankings this week.

1 (1). Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) (18-3-1)

2 (4). Windsor Spitfires (OHL) (16-3-3)

3 (5). Tri-City Americans (WHL) (15-3-0)

4 (6). St. John Seadogs (QMJHL) (19-4-1)

5 (2). Kitchener Rangers (OHL) (14-3-3)

6 (7). Saskatoon Blades (WHL) (16-3-3)

7 (3). Calgary Hitmen (WHL) (16-6-0)

8 (9). Barrie Colts (OHL) (14-4-1)

9 (HM). Mississauga St. Micheals Majors (OHL) (15-4-1)

10 (NR). Victoriaville Tigers (QMJHL) (15-7-1)

Honorable Mentions

Quebec City Ramparts (QMJHL)

Vancouver Giants (WHL)

London Knights (OHL)


Canadien Junior A Rankings

Some changes a foot at the top 5 of the rankings as all 5 teams have swicted postions. This week, the Spruce Grove Saints have reaclaimed the top spot with a strong week with a jump from the Kingston Voyaguers dropped 3 spots to #4. The BC Pair of the Vernon Vipers and the Penticton Vees are currently #2 and #3. As for the Dauphin Kings from Manitoba, dropping 2 spots to #5 despite a win over the 2 time defending champion Portage Terriers.

Not many big climbers this week, even though several teams climbed up 1 spot including the Pembrooke Lumber Kings, Surrey Eagles and the Oakville Blades who climbed 2 spots from 12 to 10. The big loser this week was the Grande Prairie Storm who dropped 5 spots from #9 to #14. We also have one new team in the rankings as the Burlington Cougars have jumped up to #17 after being an honorable mention last week.

1 (2). Spruce Grove Saints (AJHL)

2 (4). Vernon Vipers (BCHL)

3 (5). Penticton Vees (BCHL)

4 (1). Kingston Voyageurs (OJAHL)

5 (3). Dauphin Kings (MJHL)

6 (6). Georgetown Raiders (OJAHL)

7 (8). Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJAHL)

8 (7). Weyburn Red Wings (SJHL)

9 (10). Surrey Eagles (BCHL)

10 (12). Oakville Blades (OJAHL)

11 (11). Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL)

12 (13). Newmarket Hurricanes (CCHL)

13 (14). Wellington Dukes (CCHL)

14 (9). Grande Prairie Storm (AJHL)

15 (15). Woodstock Slammers (MJAHL)

16 (16). Cornwall Colts (CJAHL)

17 (HM). Burlington Cougars (CCHL)

18 (18). Ft. William North Stars (SIJHL)

19 (19). Abitibi Eskimos (NOJHL)

20 (20). Le College Francais de Longueuil (LHJAAAQ)


Honorable Mentions

Alberni Valley Bulldogs (BCHL)

Flin Foln Bombers (SJHL)

Portage Terriers (MJHL)

Toronto Jr. Canadiens (CCHL)

St. Jerome Panthers (LHJAAAQ)


League Codes

British Colombia Hockey League (BCHL)

Alberta Junior Hockey League (AJHL)

Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL)

Manitoba Junior Hockey League (MJHL)

Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL)

Ontario Junior A Hockey League (OJAHL)

Central Canadiean Hockey League (CCHL)

Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League (NOJHL)

Central Junior A Hockey League (CJAHL)

Quebec Junior A Hockey League (LHJAAAQ)

Maritime Junior A Hockey League (MJAHL)


NCAA Rankings

What is it going to take to down Miami of Ohio? They are just controling the rankings by nearly sweeping all the 1st place votes by getting 49 of the 50 first place votes on this weeks poll with the North Dakota Fighting Sioux getting the other first place vote. Mass.-Lowell with a big win over New Hampshire yestrday helped them move up 3 places from #8 to #5, other teams on the way up include the University of Alaska getting into the top 10 up to 9 while the Bemijdi State Beavers up 4 spots from #11 to #7 with a strong 7-0-1 record despite playing the in the CHA which only has 4 teams.

Further down the list as Michigan State moved up 4 spots from #17 to #13 and the big mover of the week is U-Mass which is proving to the be the big early surprize in Hockey East as they sit 2nd just 1 point behind Conference Leading U-Mass Lowell.

This weeks big fallers is Boston University where they fell 10 spots from from #7 to #17 after a bad week with loses to Maine and Northeastern this week and currently sit last in the Hockey East Standings. However, all the teams in Hockey East have played only 3 to 5 games within the Conference in the young season.

1 (1). Miami of Ohio (CCHA) (49) (8-1-1) 999 PTS

2 (3). North Dakota (WCHA) (1) (6-1-1) 948 PTS

3 (5). Cornell (ECAC) (3-0-0) 855 PTS

4 (2). Denver (WCHA) (6-3-1) 830 PTS

5 (8). U-Mass Lowell (Hockey East) (5-2-1) 778 PTS

6 (4). Michigan (CCHA) (4-4-0) 653 PTS

7 (11). Bemijdi State (CHA) (7-0-1) 599 PTS

8 (9). Norte Dame (CCHA) (5-4-1) 549 PTS

9 (13). Alaska (CCHA) (6-1-1) 521 PTS

10 (12). Colorado College (WCHA) (5-2-1) 478 PTS

11 (10). Nebraska-Omaha (CCHA) (4-1-3) 456 PTS

12 (6). Yale (ECAC) (1-1-1) 435 PTS

13 (17). Michigan State (CCHA) (7-2-1) 425 PTS

14 (19). U-Mass (Hockey East) (6-1-0) 357 PTS

15 (15). Vermont (Hockey East) (3-3-1) 329 PTS

16 (16). Boston College (Hockey East) (3-2-1) 316 PTS

17 (7). Boston University (Hockey East) (2-5-0) 235 PTS

18 (20). Minnesota-Duluth (WCHA) (6-3-1) 178 PTS

19 (14). Princeton (ECAC) (2-2-0) 175 PTS

20 (NR). Quinnipiac (ECAC) (6-1-0) 139 PTS


Conference Code

Atlantic Hockey (Atlantic Hockey)

Central Collegeaite Hockey Assocation (CCHA)

College Hockey America (CHA)

East Coast Atheltic Conference (ECAC)

Hockey East (Hockey East)

Western Collegeaite Hockey Assocation (WCHA)


NHL Power Rankings

Here's the latest power rankings by Fox Sports for the NHL. The New Jersey Devils are the #1 after climbing an impressive 6 spots from #1 thanks to the Pittsburgh Penguins falling from #1 to #4 while the San Jose Shraks are up to #2 as the Sharks currently lead the Pacific Division. As for the other Pacific Teams, include the LA Kings are at #9, the Phoenix Coyotes at #13 just below the Stars, the Ducks contuine to strugle at #25.

1 (7). New Jersey Devils

2 (5). San Jose Sharks

3 (3). Colorado Avalanche

4 (1). Pittsburgh Penguins

5 (4). Washington Capitals

6 (11). Calgary Flames

7 (2). Buffalo Sabres

8 (13). Philadelphia Flyers

9 (9). Los Angeles Kings

10 (15). Columbus Blue Jackets

11 (8). Chicago Blackhawks

12 (12). Dallas Stars

13 (6). Phoenix Coyotes

14 (10). NY Rangers

15 (14). Ottawa Senators

16 (18). Detroit Red Wings

17 (17). Tampa Bay Lighting

18 (20). Vancouver Canucks

19 (16). Atlanta Thrashers

20 (23). Nashville Predators

21 (19). Edmonton Oilers

22 (24). NY Islanders

23 (22). Boston Bruins

24 (21). Montreal Canadiens

25 (26). Anaheim Ducks

26 (25). St. Louis Blues

27 (28). Minnesota Wild

28 (27). Florida Panthers

29 (30). Toronto Maple Leafs

30 (29). Carolina Hurricanes